Biography

Andrea James is the Program Manager for the Fish Passage Program at Chickaloon Village Traditional Council (Nay’dini’aa Na’Kayax). She is originally from Indiana where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Underwater Science from Indiana University. She received her Master of Science in Environmental Science at Florida Gulf Coast University. During her time in graduate school, she was involved in oyster reef restoration and harmful algal bloom research. After graduate school, she moved to Idaho and worked as a Fisheries Biologist operating an automated salmon tagging trailer. She moved to Alaska in 2021 and began working for Chickaloon Native Village shortly after.